Northern Cardinal
high confidenceCardinalis cardinalis
A vivid all-red songbird with a prominent pointed crest, stout conical orange-red bill, and dark mask around the face, perched on a shepherd's-hook feeder pole. The uniform bright red plumage and crest identify it as an adult male Northern Cardinal.
Other possibilities:
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) — Also an all-red songbird, but lacks a crest and black face mask and has a paler, heavier bill.
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) — Bright red bird, but has a dark brown back and wings and a thin flycatcher bill.
2026-08-21